Catherine made us a fabulous gourmet Father's Day Dinner yesterday. She had an obligation last week at a dog show on Father's Day so asked if she could prepare dinner this weekend instead. It was wonderful to have it a week after the fact so that we could continue to celebrate.
She prepared grilled lamb, very special potatoes prepared in the crock pot, cabbage, and mushrooms. My goodness, it was all fabulous!
Thank you, Catherine!
Love you,
Mom
We finally had some rain - not enough, but some rain.
When I glanced over at one of my patio flower pots yesterday morning, I saw this "blossom." At first, it looked like a petunia, but it is some sort of fungus.
It's actually quite pretty.
Enjoy,
Lois
I filled the car with gas yesterday and this is what my pump told me I would pay for 9.558 gallons of unleaded. My $4.969/gallon price was already $.03 off because I used my Kroger discount card.
Yes, it could be a whole lot worse. I could live in New York or California or....
Happy Summer,
Lois
Staying home during the pandemic changed so many things including our concept of preparing meals. The important thing is that we still eat together.
We don't eat big meals any more; we prefer to "graze." We end up eating smaller amounts several times a day which suits us just fine. We are both losing weight doing this, although that is not the prime objective.
Catherine brought home some deli salami and swiss cheese. That combined with crackers made a great grazing-style dinner for us. Later a little fruit and yogurt rounds out the evening.
I'll venture to say many other people have changed their meal preparation routine during and since the pandemic, too.
All the best,
Lois
This is one of my several African Violets that live happily in my dining room. This particular plant hasn't bloomed for awhile so it was a pleasure to see it bloom this week.
If I had space, I would have many more of these pretty plants.
Happy Summer!
Lois
It is good to be retired. We can eat what we want (within reason) when we want. Breakfast for dinner is a big hit here, but I do work at providing a little variety.
I think the last time I made banana pancakes, the kids were small. They taste just as good or even better now. :)
My method is to add the banana slices atop the batter after I've poured it in the pan to fry.
Ah, yes, there are very few rules in retirement!
;),
Lois
My Honey likes just about anything on an open faced sandwich. I've discovered that's a very Norwegian thing to do. ;)
Here you see he has put pieces of baked fish with cheese on sliced croissants.
Looks pretty good!
Lois
